Welcome to Dhammatthala Nuns’ Vihara

Ayya Santacari with Ajahn Brahm

Ayya Santacārī Bhikkhunī, a Buddhist nun in the Theravadan tradition has come to live in Christies Beach, south of Adelaide in South Australia. We regularly invite other nuns to visit and stay with us.

Ayya Santacārī hosts meditation, Dhamma talks and Dhamma discussions in the lovely peaceful shrine room and garden space throughout the week. For those who have already learned to meditate, sitting practice times are also offered. You can see the schedule here.

Ayya Santacārī is supported by the Buddhist Society of South Australia and the Adelaide Sri Lanka Buddhist Vihara. Together with their help and the help of many other groups and individuals, including her mother, Joanna, a Nun’s vihara has been developed in the garden at the rear of Joanna’s house. Our long term goals are to build a community of nuns, a community of lay people and a forest monastery for the nuns.

Kathina – 18th Nov 2018

We will hold our Kathina Festival for the nuns on Sunday 18th November. Last year our festival was sponsored by Udayanga and Ganga. This year it is being sponsored by Gayathri (Gaya) Goonaratne.

For more information click here or contact Gaya on 0469 868 568 or email her at adelaidekatina2018@outlook.com

Dakkhina Dhammatthala is a Vihara of the Buddhist Society of South Australia.

Looking for a name for the vihara, I contacted my Samaneri preceptor, Ayya Tathālokā Bhikkhunī and she kindly provided this name: Dakkhiṇa Dhammatthala: Southern Oasis of Dhamma.

She also shared this contemplation on the theme of an Oasis of Dhamma: verse 205 from Dhammapada :